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Why is Alphabet trending?

Updated 29/10/2026, 12:16:51 UTC

Alphabet is drawing attention across 5 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

BusinessCNBC6m ago

AI build-out hits snag as Google and Microsoft put off raising capex forecasts

Microsoft and Alphabet both reported capital expenditures that fell short of estimates, adding to concern over the cost of the AI build-out.

BusinessCNBC7m ago

Alphabet earnings miss reflects first real sign that AI is taking a bite out of search

Wall Street hammered Alphabet for an earnings miss that included weaker-than-expected revenue out of the company's core business.

BusinessCNBC3h ago

Alphabet falls 10% in premarket, putting it on course for its biggest ever post-earnings drop

Alphabet reported a larger negative free cash flow than analysts had expected while maintaining its spending gudiance for the year.

BusinessCNBC11h ago

Our next steps for Alphabet stock after earnings disappoint at nearly every turn

Alphabet whiffed.

BusinessCNBC12h ago

As Waymo expands overseas, it remains a niche cash-burning business

Alphabet's Other Bets segment, which includes Waymo, accounted for 0.3% of total revenue in the quarter.

BusinessThe Guardian13h ago

Investors turn on Google owner Alphabet after profit miss, ad slowdown and high spending

Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2bn, well short of expectations, though revenue rose to $127.6bn Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday, erasing tens of billions of dollars in stock market value from the $4tn tech giant. The company had reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business while it maintained big spending on AI. Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2bn in the July-to-September period, or $2.12 a share, well short of expectations by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Continue reading...

BusinessCNBC14h ago

Alphabet sinks 10% as it holds 2026 capex unchanged, expects significant increase in 2027

Alphabet missed Q3 expectations on earnings and revenue, its first top-and-bottom-line miss in nearly four years.

TechnologyTechCrunch14h ago

Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows

The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion.

TechnologyThe Verge16h ago

Google says its investments in AI are driving more searches

Google parent company Alphabet says that its AI investments are leading to a big growth in searches year-over-year, as noted in its Q3 2026 earnings today. "Our AI investments are driving overall Search query growth, including commercial queries," CEO Sundar Pichai says in a statement. "In fact, our year-over-year query growth rate is the highest […]

BusinessCNBC16h ago

Options traders break down a massive Alphabet trade into earnings

The market's mini rally faces a key test after the bell when tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft report.

EntertainmentVariety16h ago

YouTube Q3 Ad Revenue Growth Slows, Rising 9% to $11.2 Billion, as Alphabet Misses Earnings Estimates

YouTube continued to vacuum up digital ad dollars in the third quarter of 2026, but the video platform’s advertising business grew at slower pace than in recent quarters. YouTube’s growth also was lower than Alphabet overall, given a sales boom in the internet giant’s Google Cloud division, which saw revenue double. Meanwhile, Alphabet came in […]

BusinessCNBC2d ago

Chart: Anthropic's cash pile towers over nearly every U.S. company

Anthropic's cash pile of $131.7 billion is more than every non-bank U.S. company except for Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet.

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